On Friday, March 10, 2017, the Society Against Sexual
Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) hosted the fourth women’s empowerment
session, titled “Women, Wine & Words”, in celebration of International
Women’s Day and to officially launch the SASOD Women’s Arm at its 203 Duncan
Street, Lamaha Gardens location.
The women’s empowerment series was birthed as a
collaboration between SASOD and the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association
(GRPA). The intention of the series is to educate and empower lesbian, bisexual
(LB) women and women allies about issues related to their sexual and
reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Previous sessions have focused on the
basics of SRHR, self-care, wellness, body image, gender-based violence and rape
culture.The women empowerment sessions are intended to create a safe space for
women to ventilate pertinent women and gender issues and to share their own
lived-experiences or observations. The sessions also serve to give women the
information needed to make informed decisions about their own sexual and
reproductive health and their own rights.
